Bird calls made from vine seeds "nla njok"

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Object Number 22-2-50/B3488.1

Display Title Bird calls made from vine seeds "nla njok"

Descriptions

Object Description Bird calls made from vine seeds "nla njok"

Inventory Description Bird call, discoidal seed, perforated at center, cracked

Classification

Bird call

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Basa?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern

Materials Seed

Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 22-2-50/B-3488.1

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